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Rodney Rogers got the start in place of injured Chris Webber tonight, but hit just 1-of-11 shots and finished with three points and six rebounds.

If he continues to start for Webber, he could have some value. Marc Jackson had 22 points and five boards tonight, so it will be interesting to see which guy benefits the most from the loss of Webber. Fri, Apr 1, 2005 10:22:00 PM

Coach Jim O'Brien, saying he doesn't want to alter his rotation that much, plans to use Rodney Rogers to relieve Chris Webber at power forward.

O'Brien said he may even play both guys together on occasion. Rogers will be more valuable to the 76ers than he would be to fantasy owners. Tue, Mar 1, 2005 05:49:00 AM

Rodney Rogers arrived in New York within an hour of tipoff and scored six points in his debut for Philly tonight.

He hit 2-of-4 shots and will probably continue to come off the bench behind Kyle Korver and Chris Webber for the Sixers. Thu, Feb 24, 2005 10:17:00 PM

Rodney Rogers has been traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

He'll either take the starting place of starting forward Kenny Thomas, who was traded to Sacramento, or come off the bench behind Kyle Korver. The Sixers lineup is shaking out as Allen Iverson and Andre Iguodala at the guard positions, Rodney Rogers/Kyle Korver and Chris Webber as the forwards and Samuel Dalembert at center. They still have some nice depth as Willie Green, Aaron Mckie and Marc Jackson will all provide relief off the bench. Thu, Feb 24, 2005 01:06:00 PM

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"No great news," Sixers' head coach Brett Brown said. "No new news, just on track, doing well, goes back and forth from [his hometown of] Seattle to Philadelphia. We are getting more organized with him. But he’s in great spirits and we look forward to welcoming him back. That will not be for a long time." Wroten will remain sidelined for the remainder of the 2014-15 season, but it's nice to know he hasn't experienced as setbacks up to this point. He's questionable for the beginning of next season.

There's no word as to why just yet, but he missed Wednesday's game due to a shoulder issue. The 76ers will give most of their forward minutes to Nerlens Noel, Robert Covington, JaKarr Sampson, Thomas Robinson and Hollis Thompson.

Jason Richardson (knee) will miss a few games due to knee soreness and swelling.

The 76ers have just eight games left this season, so Richardson will likely miss at least half of them. The team will likely start Nerlens Noel, Jerami Grant, Robert Covington, Ish Smith and Furkan Aldemir going forward. Richardson can be dropped everywhere while Grant, Covington and Aldemir benefit slightly.

So that's at least three players in the Lakers at Sixers game who are out with an upper respiratory illness. With Grant out, JaKarr Sampson is going to get the start, but he's not a fantasy option. No Grant should help Robert Covington and Hollis Thompson. Fantasy owners in almost any league can't start Grant this week.

Head coach Brett Brown said that Joel Embiid has continued to look good in pre-game workouts and that he is headed in the right direction.

"He's ticking boxes in regards to increased time on the court, into reduced weight - his body weight is going down," Brown said. "It's a good sign that you're feeling pretty good about yourself. How about that, you see him drenched in sweat, he takes his shirt off. All fantastic signs that his needle is pointing in the right direction. We're trying to set the stage for a great summer. He sees that his reward will be summer league and trying to get ready for playing basketball again. He's most definitely heading in the right direction." The 76ers obviously aren't going to risk playing Embiid this season, but hopefully we will get a good chance to evaluate him during the summer. Outside of keeper leagues, leave Embiid on the wire.